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GALLERY: Guns N' Roses 2011 Touring Gear

See the gear DJ Ashba, Richard Fortus, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, and Tommy Stinson used on tour in 2011.

Ken Settle
By Ken SettleDec 14, 2011
Ken Settle
Ken Settle is a Detroit area photographer who specializes in music photography. Ken began his career while barely in his teens, photographing rock’n’roll legend Bob Seger during his days playing in Detroit hockey rinks and clubs, and still keeps a full schedule shooting live photos and portraits of today’s top artists.
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Richard Fortus' Les Pauls
"This duo of black Les Paul Standards both have the pickup selector switch moved down into the normal control set, with the original pickup selector switch plugged, and a kill switch installed in place of another of the guitar's knobs."
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